Ohio State
Michigan (ITA Indoors)
No. 12 Buckeyes Prevail over No. 10 Wolverines, 4-3
2/9/2020 12:10:00 AM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The backdraw of the ITA Women's National Team Indoor Championship set up an early season nonconference match between No. 12 Ohio State and No. 10 Michigan in Chicago. After losing the doubles point, the Buckeyes notched four singles wins – from Shiori Fukuda, Danielle Wolf, Isabelle Boulais and Luna Dormet – to defeat the Wolverines, 4-3. Four of the six singles matches went to three sets and the doubles point was decided with a tiebreaker.
Ohio State is now 4-1 and will close out ITA Indoors Sunday at 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 7 Texas. Michigan is 3-3 on the year. The teams will meet in the regular season March 15 in Columbus.
Quoting Coach Melissa Schaub
"That was a tough match. Everything you would expect in a rivalry match. We had chances at spots, but Michigan doesn't go away and they are great fighters. It was such an inspiring effort from Luna in her first match back. We have another big one tomorrow so we need to make sure we get ourselves ready."
In Doubles
Doubles was decided on court three in a tiebreaker.
The teams split the top two courts, with the Ohio State tandem of Shiori Fukuda and Irina Cantos Siemers dropping just two games on court two vs. Giulia Pairone and Chiara Lommer. Michigan's Alyvia Jones and Andrea Cerdan were 6-4 winners on court one vs. Isabelle Boulais and Kolie Allen.
On court three, Wolverines Bella Lorenzini and Anca Craciun overcame a 4-1 deficit vs. Danielle Wolf and Kathleen Jones and prevailed in the eventual tiebreaker, 7-3, for a 1-0 Michigan lead heading into singles.
In Singles
Ohio State's No. 99 ranked Wolf captured court two in straight sets vs. No. 51 Andrea Cerdan, winning 6-1, 6-4, for a 1-1 match. On court three, Boulais overcame a slow start to win in three sets, posting a 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Nicole Hammond.
The score was again tied (2-2) when Jones won 7-6 (8), 6-1 over Allen on court four. Fukuda, ranked eighth, prevailed against No. 36 Pairone on court one to push the Buckeyes ahead. Fukuda dropped the first set, 6-2, but won the second 6-3 and the third 6-4 to claim the match.
Michigan deadlocked the match (3-3), winning in three sets on court five. Buckeye rookie Cantos Siemers won the first set, 6-4, with Michigan's Lommer clinching the second by the same score. The third set featured multiple breaks and eventually went to a tiebreaker, where Lommer prevailed.
Buckeye junior Luna Dormet, playing her first match of the spring, won the first set vs. Lorenzini, 7-5, before losing the second, 6-4. In the third, Dormet led 5-2 before dropping two games to get back on serve. Dormet answered with a break of her own, winning on the no-ad point to claim the set, 6-4, and match and clinch the Buckeye win.
The Results
Michigan vs Ohio State
Feb 08, 2020 at Chicago, Ill.
(XS Tennis Village)
#12 Ohio State 4, #10 Michigan 3
Singles competition
- #8 Shiori Fukuda (OSU) def. #36 Giulia Pairone (MICH) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
- #99 Danielle Wolf (OSU) def. #51 Andrea Cerdan (MICH) 6-1, 6-4
- Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. Nicole Hammond (MICH) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Alyvia Jones (MICH) def. Kolie Allen (OSU) 7-6 (10-8), 6-1
- Chiara Lommer (MICH) def. #62 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
- Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Bella Lorenzini (MICH) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
Doubles competition
- Andrea Cerdan/Alyvia Jones (MICH) def. Isabelle Boulais/Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-4
- Shiori Fukuda/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Giulia Pairone/Chiara Lommer (MICH) 6-2
- Bella Lorenzini/Anca Craciun (MICH) def. Danielle Wolf/Kathleen Jones (OSU) 7-6 (7-3)
Match Notes:
Michigan 3-3; National ranking #10
Ohio State 4-1; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,4,1,5,6)
ITA National Team Indoor Championship consolation
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,1,5,6
Players Mentioned
